Doug McClure: Trampas on The Virginian (Jerry Skinner Documentary)

[@timepoet77]

Doug brought a relatable quality to every part he played. Whether it's on The Virginian as Trampas, Bowen Tyler in The Land That Time Forgot and The People That Time Forgot, his guest roles on Murder She Wrote, or his lone role in the 1990 Zorro series (a particular favorite of mine to this day), Doug McClure drew you into a place where good prevailed over evil. We need more Doug McClures in the world, especially in this uncertain day and age. And God bless Jerry for delivering another quality documentary.

[@Juliaflo]

You said it.

[@kerridillon3120]

Jerry - you are such a gifted storyteller! Thank-you!!

[@alexforest1]

Your documentary on Doug and many others was incredible. Everyone in this segment concerning Doug was well thought out and explained with passion and appreciation.

[@Joyce-nr6ib]

He sure is ❤

[@joaoalbertodosanjosgomes1536]

@@Joyce-nr6ib ❤

[@lindamarsh6711]

I loved Doug McClure in all of his shows on TV. I grew up watching him. I’m 72 now. You did a fine and kind story of his life. You are a true Southern Gentleman!

[@WildWestGal]

Jerry, another fabulous biography, you never fail to knock it out of the park! Doug was a friend of my family. My mother gave a big party consisting of the Hollywood set every month at our Tarzana ranchito in the early '60s, and Doug attended many of them. As a young teenage girl at the time, I thought he was the cat's meow! Looking forward to your next production! Cheers from the west coast ~Dany

[@deerhoda7574]

WOW Doug packed a lot of life in a short time. As always well done Mr. Skinner. Thank you.

[@deSade_DE]

Thank you for this beautiful documentary. I loved watching the reruns of The Virginian on TV as a kid in the 90s, as well as many of his movies. Doug was a great actor with a lot of charisma. Greetings from Germany!

[@chachadodds5860]

A wonderful tribute to a great American actor, Mr Skinner. You always do them proud. I especially appreciated the special surprise you brought us, of the lives of the rest of the crew members on, The Virginian. Thank you, Jerry, for another wonderful episode, taking us back to the good ol' days. Hope you are doing well, Sir.

[@ginnywalker184]

They had a beautiful friendship between them on and off-screen and the respect they had for each other was very obvious. Such a friendship is special and rare. Their relationship is part of what made the series so special.

[@marjoriegarner5369]

He died so y young. and married a lot !! He had such. beautiful smile and was such a happy guy. Thank you for this very thorough and enjoyable video. I watch him on The Virginian in reruns every day and enjoy the show. . He was a great guy. So cheerful and a happy attitude.

[@michaelbaumgardner2530]

I've always wanted to know more about Doug McClure,That was a fine Documentary,Thank You Jerry.

[@lovingmayberry307]

Around 1974 my husband was an Air Traffic Controller at Napa Tower in Napa, California. Mr. McClure often flew his private jet into Napa, and would usually stumble off the plane very drunk. On occasion, he would attempt to fly out of Napa when he was drunk but the controllers would call FAA and have him grounded until he was sober. When he wasn't drunk, my husband said he was one of the nicest people he'd ever met.

[@rogerross6583]

I fell ing love with a Mayberry.❤️ her folks were from Cape, Gerardo, Missouri. Her father Carl and mother Virginia. They moved north of Muskegon Michigan. I met her just after I was discharged from the Navy in fall of 1966. We now live in Tennessee, close to Cumberland Gap.

[@glendaroberts5965]

He was one of my favorites growing up.

[@petegregory517]

Mine too. Named my son Travis because my wife “no way” Trampus.

[@cameronmccreary4758]

@@petegregory517 I have to agree with your wife there, I would not have a son named "Trampus."

[@TheStuport]

Mr. Skinner...I cannot begin to tell you just how much your Narrative Stories pick us fans up and especially on a "Moan-Day"😄! I have mentioned before that your Postings are like you actually walking into our homes and sitting down with us all and having a cup of coffee...You Are Family Sir! The amount of work you do in preparing these audio Bio's does not go un-noticed by your Fans either. The pictures, movie and commercial videos, articles and such are an added treat as well. Thank you for sharing your time and energy in entertaining The Fans Of The Skinner Posse Who Ride Proudly With You! You make a difference and are appreciated! Cheers From Ohio

[@stevesrepairs5778]

Thanks Jerry, for this being another brilliant documentary of a great western actor. He was a man that would do what James Drury said, "when you see him he'd make you smile". You've done him proud with yet another great video about the life of a great actor. Take care and all the best. Stevie

[@thomastommy1192]

A truly great video thanks for sharing it. To this day The Virginian is still one of my favorite shows. I watch the reruns from time to time. I like all of the stars in this show. Thumbs up to your video. Stay well & safe everyone.

[@muffassa6739]

Thank you Mr Skinner for another great biography. They are always researched and respectful ❤ ♥

[@elizabethcantarell5094]

Loved your selection Jerry. I think I saw ALL of the segments of The Virginian. Doug was an excellent actor with charisma. Seeing all other actors and reminisce is pure delight. Thank you Jerry.

[@ashleykane4951]

I love these documentaries that you do sir very well researched!!

[@sbedford9833]

Love this channel! Thank you for the back stories. In 1986 you could still meet someone at their gate in the airport. My best friend and I were in Dallas TX at DFW and went to meet his aunt to visit and walk with her to her connecting flight. Though not on her flight Doug was there in the walkway by her connection. She was the first of the three of us to recognize him. She approached and he seem thrilled to have a picture taken with her. And be chatting with the few people standing around. And must add he looked great.

[@markthemovieman]

What evocative videos these are for a Golden Age Syndrome sufferer like me, and all in that wonderful southern accent.

[@lindalue4504]

Another great biography Jerry thanks very much for all your hard work in making them .

[@pattywilliams2222]

Thanks Jerry! Always love your stories 😄

[@rolfsinkgraven]

Thanks for another great biography, loved watching it, he was a great guy.

[@cordeliahamilton1061]

Yes, a GREAT guy (not). I never knew that he had two divorces by the time he was 28, seemingly because of his bad treatment of his wives.This has shattered my memories of him.🙋🇬🇧😩

[@ryancarroll3961]

Clu Gulager called him Doug manure lol He was great as Trampus and always seemed like a really down to earth guy Thanks for the video, it was another great one

[@ValerieGriner]

He was so handsome. I loved him in The Virginian! Great video!

[@nicfewer8393]

Doug was inducted into the Hall of Great Western Performers in Oklahoma City on April 12th 2014, I was there as I was one of those who campaigned for it.

[@litaheffley6990]

Jerry great 👍 video love ❤️ your history thanks watched 👀 that show and a lot of the movies 🎬 🎞 and TV 📺

[@jillblase6820]

Thanks again Jerry, this was Awesome as usual. Over the top Documentary. Always liked Doug and saw almost everyone of his movies including the Shenandoah with Jim Stewart. Incredible work my friend, please keep em coming. Augie and Jill Blase. Winter Springs, Florida. 32708

[@stephenfermoyle4578]

Mr McClure packed in a lot of life in a very short time. 59 is young . RIP Cowboy and cool guy

[@RR-iq8ze]

Prolific actor. Oh,wow.

[@Bubberscat]

Once again thanks Jerry. Always look forward to your videos.

[@lanacampbell-moore6686]

Thanks Mr Skinner My Favorite Storyteller❤

[@joaoalbertodosanjosgomes1536]

👍

[@joaoalbertodosanjosgomes1536]

❤

[@anderander5662]

My Dad loved westerns and Doug McClure was one of his favorite actors

[@Tom.Gregory]

Awesome, Trampas is one of my favorite characters......

[@martinmalloy8119]

Thank you for. another fantastic biopic Grüße aus Deutschland

[@stephenfermoyle4578]

you always do the best videos. Doug was a very cool guy..thank you Mr Skinner.

[@mmjhcb]

There was more here than meets the acting eye. He actually had me in tears on one episode of "The Virginian." You have to be above average to do that.

[@grumpyoldwizard]

Always a pleasure to see the video you put up, Sir. Thank you.

[@Stax-ht9md]

The Land That Time Forgot is one of my favorite movies!

[@timepoet77]

The novels are good as well.

[@precbsfender]

The best Virginian episodes were with the Trampas character..Doug nailed it..

[@nicfewer8393]

Doug served for four years in the Naval Reserve, prior to his acting career, good experience for his early roles in Men Of Annapolis and The Enemy Below and later in Nobody's Perfect.

[@napleslivemusic2810]

I wish I could live in a Jerry Skinner movie. His warm, wonderful, and engaging stories are more beautiful than life itself ❤

[@JerrySkinner1943]

Say What. Jerry

[@napleslivemusic2810]

​@Jerry Skinner 😊 love your documentaries, Jerry, the pictures, soundtrack, tone and pace. Great stories of fascinating people from a bygone era.

[@larrybarber5457]

Many have said it better. Thank you Mr. Skinner for an education on our touchstones in life.

[@franallen4508]

I always loved Doug ♥️♥️

[@geofffxdwg07]

Thank you again Jerry.

[@eshqa]

👌Again very thoroughly and interestingly done.

[@jamesfrancismchalejr7944]

D.M. was definitely the " boy next store" with his good looks ,and talent it is unfortunate that many of his marriages did not workout. But The Virginian 90 minutes was well written,acted,produced,directed,and all the people behind the cameras that made it successful. He died at 59.

[@kimjohnson8471]

Ty for sharing your story, Mr. Day!

[@pauldashwood2897]

Great documentary..hope your well Jerry .

[@Blindsquadtvofficial]

Great video man I love your videos

[@lindasuegreenkennedy9739]

I fell in love with Doug as Trampas I always wanted to go to one of those parties and dance with Trampas.

[@waverly2468]

The first season DVD's of "The VIrginian" has some good interviews with Roberta Shore, Gary Clarke, and James Drury (that's the metal-box set that first came out years ago). Interesting that Lee J Cobb didn't like working on the show. In Season 5 there is an episode with the plot of "The Black Stallion" where Trampas enters a horse race. Sara Lane and Charles BIckford are in that one. Sara Lane got the part of Elizabeth after taking a few acting lessons, and mostly left her acting behind after the show ended. Roberta Shore said her husband took her away from Hollywood when she got married, and for a while it was hard not having people pay attention to her like when she was in Hollywood. But she never missed being in show business and was most proud of raising a family.

[@barbarabrown2632]

That's the best part about the men of Shallow and about all the people of the movie thanks for sharing this story

[@scottmccluremcclure3916]

Thank you Jerry that was a very nice video

[@JerrySkinner1943]

Thank you Scott. Jerry

[@scofab]

Thank you again.

[@moec6862]

Well done like always !

[@joaoalbertodosanjosgomes1536]

👍

[@sanantoniotonight5569]

Well done sir!

[@frankmarullo228]

This video is very good I really like that you show little clips from his career , ps Jerry we had 9 inches of snow in montana this weekend. Ain't you glad you don't drive a truck up here now ?? THANK you Frank from montana...........

[@TFT-JF]

I love your channel!

[@Pushyhog]

thanks again Jerry

[@kc0lif]

great documentary. doug McClure great actor. lee cobb also played in coogans bluff movie.

[@debbiehixon4327]

Love all his characters ❤️

[@nathaniellathy6559]

What a show. Virginian and Trampas were great on the show

[@gladyskravitzjr825]

I always had a crush on Doug sand Clu😭

[@sebastiaocampos5731]

Meu filme de minha Mocidade jovem. Muito bom assistir.

[@Bigstooler0]

Another awesome vid bio Jerry! I hope all is well.

[@JerrySkinner1943]

Thank you my friend. Jerry

[@davidammons1700]

One if my favorite cowboys trampas

[@timtollett8513]

James Drury actually died on April 6th, 2020, 12 days before his 86th birthday. I remember it vividly as it was all over the news and it was my birthday.

[@nicfewer8393]

The photo at 28:05 shows Doug and fourth wife Diane Soldani arriving at London Heathrow in 1974 when Doug filmed The Land That Time Forgot.

[@davidvanzant2019]

I loved it thanks for sharing

[@glynstimpson]

Great video thanks very much

[@carolnoel9774]

He had the most beautiful smile.

[@aprylrittenhouse4562]

I'm 59 just quit smoking. My mom who just past loved trampas

[@bladestar2322]

In the Book and the Movie versions of The Virginian, Trampas is a Villain who gets killed by the Virginian. I hate to admit it but I had not seen the movie versions until several years after I had seen the TV show and I knew Trampas to be a good natured if a little rowdy, cowboy. So I was a bit shocked to see an Evil Trampas.

[@rogerross6583]

I really liked “ the World That Time Forgot”, they had a tight budget. Good movie.

[@nicfewer8393]

Doug had finished The Men From Shiloh in 1971, he did three TV movies between it and Search in 1972.

[@plymouthduster225]

Thank you for doing this video Mr. Skinner, I know that the show was called The Virginian, but Trampas was always my favorite character in the series. Do you ever plan on doing a video on James Drury?

[@nicfewer8393]

The photo at 23 :24 shows Doug and wife Helen about to board a flight to the Philippines where Doug filmed one of the first TV movies, The Longest Hundred Miles.

[@aprildays1818]

I LOVE LEE J. COBB❤❤❤❤

[@joaoalbertodosanjosgomes1536]

❤❤❤❤

[@joaoalbertodosanjosgomes1536]

Me too.

[@CarlEvans-t6h]

Nice doc on Doug McClure and the others. I had not known that the opening battle scene in: Shenandoah, had been used twice before. I think parts of it were also used in the opening battle scene for: Undefeated as well as in: The Outlaw Josey Wales-which used battle scenes from: The Red Badge of Courage. One small correction if you allow? It's not Barnaby Coast, but Barbary Coast.

[@dr.barrycohn5461]

I love the guitar intro. I never much gave a mind to Doug McCure, but your bio made me sit up and look. Apparently, Doug, didn't believe in marriage and behaved like a Hollywood rub around. Too bad McCure died relatively young for these days.

[@nicfewer8393]

Doug believed in marriage enough to get married 5 times, a fan of 60 years, I'm friends with Doug's daughters, widow and second wife BarBara Luna. I was part of the campaign to get Doug inducted into the Hall of Great Western Performers, which happened on April 12t,h 2014, I was there for it.

[@marthawelch4289]

@@nicfewer8393 I think it's fair to say that Doug believed in GETTING married but not necessarily in STAYING married.

[@ginagray603]

@@marthawelch4289 Staying married or faithful.

[@RR-iq8ze]

@@marthawelch4289 Yeah, marriage is hard and I guess it's better to separate than be absolutely miserable. It's hard when you are acting all the time and also, marriage depends on two people and other factors. It does not diminish my thought of him at all.

[@psisky]

Doug was also in The Twilight Zone with Martin Landau as a pair of baddie gunslingers. Both gorgeous in their youth.

[@jmark7390]

Thanks

[@josephinerimmer6888]

Another brilliant story Jerry. I think the handsome face of Trampas adorned many teenage girls bedroom walls. Including mine!

[@JerrySkinner1943]

Thank you Josephine, i see you are a fan of Spike Jones. That's funny. Jerry

[@josephinerimmer6888]

@@JerrySkinner1943 I adore Spike Jones and his City Slickers. For all they clowned around, they were all brilliant musicians in their own right.

[@johnpeddicord4932]

Enjoyed

[@abiliobretas1514]

Esse é o cara.

[@longjohnsilver5179]

I read that he was a heavy smoker.

[@ellentuton7642]

Troy McClure! South Pacific!

[@barblane4020]

Now we would all like a story about you…Jerry….

[@queenslander954]

Dougs brother Troy is on the Simpsons.

[@donnaterrell9545]

I use to have a very bad crush on him when I was a kid

[@RR-iq8ze]

I am just discovering this show, now and man, I can totally understand how someone can be crushed on him. He is amazing. I don't have a crush, but am intensely fascinated.

[@TigerDominic-uh1dv]

Doug Was A Handsome Man 😊

[@frederickwise5238]

Somehow I wish tou had included info about "The Lively Set".!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@kentbeery4941]

Legend

[@david5128]

If you want to see two good movies check out the longest 100 miles death race is between a German tank and his airplane

[@nicfewer8393]

Doug didn't appear in all 249 episodes of The Virginian, neither did James Drury, Jim did about 198, Doug about 148. IMDb got that wrong.

[@RR-iq8ze]

Yeah, that would have been extremely hard to do.

[@SMG-lz1zq]

I really like him. He was great as Trampas in The Virginian. I read he was in rodeos too. I'm surprised that wasn't in here.

[@terriselph4100]

Oh, how I loved the Virginian. It was obvious Doug McClure and James Drury were best friends away from filming the series.

[@richardhart9204]

"You may know him from such films as ..."

[@rae1957tn]

Doug liked to marry. But my Uncle Jim had him beat he was married 13 times.

[@kenkrausse3624]

Yes sir